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3232Anti-National Messages: A WhatsApp Group Admin Is Arrested In Indiahttps://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/12/anti-national-messages/
https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/12/anti-national-messages/#respondMon, 12 Nov 2018 04:25:16 +0000https://www.thecyberforum.com/?p=2270BAGHPAT: Accused Naeem was arrested upon the complaint of Dipak Kumar of Bamnauli village in Baraut. According to police, the WhatsApp group named Josh was spreading anti-national messages. On Thursday, a WhatsApp group admin was arrested for circulating alleged anti-national messages. Dipak Kumar launched a complaint after which investigations were made. According to Mr. Kumar’s […]

]]>BAGHPAT: Accused Naeem was arrested upon the complaint of Dipak Kumar of Bamnauli village in Baraut. According to police, the WhatsApp group named Josh was spreading anti-national messages.

On Thursday, a WhatsApp group admin was arrested for circulating alleged anti-national messages. Dipak Kumar launched a complaint after which investigations were made. According to Mr. Kumar’s complaint

A WhatsApp group named Josh was circulating objectionable anti-national messages.

After the inquiry, it was found that Naeem was the admin of that group. He runs Jan Sewa Kendra – a common services center – in his village.

According to sources, accused Naeem has now been arrested and under the charge of Indian Police.

]]>https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/12/anti-national-messages/feed/0Ultimatum To Twitter: Indian Government Warned To Remove Objectionable Contenthttps://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/09/ultimatum-to-twitter/
https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/09/ultimatum-to-twitter/#respondFri, 09 Nov 2018 04:09:53 +0000https://www.thecyberforum.com/?p=2259The Indian government on 12 November warned the famous global social media medium Twitter, to be slow in removing the unlawful and objectionable content on it, which not only cause the spread of hate messages but also the rumors of inciting violence and crime against women. The case was bought into the notice of the […]

]]>The Indian government on 12 November warned the famous global social media medium Twitter, to be slow in removing the unlawful and objectionable content on it, which not only cause the spread of hate messages but also the rumors of inciting violence and crime against women.

The case was bought into the notice of the Indian Home Ministry on which actions were taken for the removal of such content. Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba also directed Vijaya Gadde set a meeting with Mahima Kaul, Head Public Policy, Twitter India ensuring him to set a mechanism for the disposal of violence promotion posts and to take effective action against objectionable contents on their platform not only the removal of such content but also it was advised to them to hire some Indian-based contact persons who remain 24/7, to deal with the issue and to make it sure that such violence triggering events will never appear in the future.

During the meeting between the officials, Indian government pressured the social media medium to improve their system and to take provisions under the Criminal Penal Code and other laws. They were told that if such measures were not implemented, the Indian government will be left with no other choice but to take strict legal actions against them in order to ensure that their label is not involved in provoking violence in the country.

]]>https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/09/ultimatum-to-twitter/feed/0Donald Trump Ordered To Regulate Social Media Companieshttps://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/08/donald-trump-ordered-to-regulate-social-media-companies/
https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/08/donald-trump-ordered-to-regulate-social-media-companies/#respondThu, 08 Nov 2018 03:00:10 +0000https://www.thecyberforum.com/?p=2209U.S. President Donald Trump and other conservatives accused Twitter, Facebook and Google of allegedly boiling traditionalist views; he said that he would consider working with Democrats to regulate social media companies On Wednesday, Trump urged caution in efforts to regulate social media companies. He said: Believe it or not, I’m one that really likes free […]

]]>U.S. President Donald Trump and other conservatives accused Twitter, Facebook and Google of allegedly boiling traditionalist views; he said that he would consider working with Democrats to regulate social media companies

On Wednesday, Trump urged caution in efforts to regulate social media companies. He said:

Believe it or not, I’m one that really likes free speech. A lot of people don’t understand that, but I am a big believer. And when you start regulating, a lot of bad things can happen.

In a question that either he would consider working with the Democrats to regulate social media companies he said:

I would do that, yeah. I would look at that.

His officials made various efforts towards cutting environmental and financial rules. Last month, Trump suggested that Twitter was biased against him and accused the company of removing many of his followers. He said that the company had stifled growth to a point where it is obvious to all.

In response, Twitter said that it was due to their recent move to delete millions of suspicious accounts who were aiming to do misinformation campaigns to influence voters in the 2018 U.S. presidential and other elections.

Despite that, Trump is a keen user of Twitter which lets him bypass TC news and newspapers in order to communicate directly with the supporters.

]]>https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/08/donald-trump-ordered-to-regulate-social-media-companies/feed/0Election Day: Facebook Plays As A War Roomhttps://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/07/election-day-facebook-plays-as-a-war-room/
https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/07/election-day-facebook-plays-as-a-war-room/#respondWed, 07 Nov 2018 12:00:31 +0000https://www.thecyberforum.com/?p=2194After a good election day, Facebook executives tried to let up but there’s no room for them to have a sigh of relief. Social media companies tried to clear up their services since last two years in order to deliver the good ones only. However, the calm on these platforms after Election Day signifies that […]

]]>After a good election day, Facebook executives tried to let up but there’s no room for them to have a sigh of relief.

Social media companies tried to clear up their services since last two years in order to deliver the good ones only. However, the calm on these platforms after Election Day signifies that chaos of election campaigns can be controlled.

But not forgetting that this year’s midterm elections revealed how Facebook is delicate towards such burning cycles.

With the constant vigilance from law enforcement agencies, academic researchers, and digital security experts, the Election Day was just a disaster-free day.

It wasn’t just a campaign, but constantly breaking a sweat of dozens of staff members working round-the-clock shifts. A massive number of journalists and fact checker willing to police the platform for false news stories and frauds so these can be controlled before going viral.

Looking for the unending list of misinformation on Facebook was like a piece of cake. There are doctored photos, disprovable lies, and hoaxers and conspiracy theorists, who used the platform to spin falsehoods and stir up tribal anger.

In a recent study by Oxford Internet Institute, an Oxford University department found that 25 percent of all election-related content shared on Facebook and Twitter during the midterm election season could be classified as junk news. Mr. Reynolds; a Facebook spokesman; said

Over the last two years, we’ve worked hard to prevent misuse of Facebook during elections…Our teams worked round the clock during the midterms to reduce the spread of misinformation thwart efforts to discourage people from voting and deal with issues of hate on our services.

The anti-abuse system the Facebook put in place after the 2016 election has not gone smoothly. The main steps including the one which Facebook took to prevent Russian style influence campaigns were to force political advertisers to verify their identities. But Paid for By disclaimers on paid ads allowed authorized advertisers to publish their desired content.

Facebook has shield itself from the bad actors trying to exploit its services. Since the Election Day itself had been a success, but the company still had plenty to worry about. Michael Posner, a professor of ethics and finance at New York University’s Stern School of Business said:

I give them better marks for being on the case. But it’s yet to be seen how effective it’s going to be. There’s an awful lot of disinformation still out there.

As Facebook cracked down the domestic disinformation networks, banning particularly bad actors, and hiring more people to deal with emerging threats, it has covered a great milestone to give a protected platform. It has shown responsibly a wider role in the overall Election Day campaign, but it is accountable for the flood of lies and manipulation left after it.

]]>https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/07/election-day-facebook-plays-as-a-war-room/feed/0Google Chrome Ad Block Abusive Advertisementhttps://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/06/google-chrome-ad-block-abusive-advertisement/
https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/06/google-chrome-ad-block-abusive-advertisement/#respondTue, 06 Nov 2018 21:06:01 +0000https://www.thecyberforum.com/?p=2188Google Chrome reveals that their new internet browser version which will be released on December, Chrome 71, this year comes along with new features in which abusive ads are blocked. If any pop-up while using a certain website e.g. causing your webpage to misbehave or like the ones in which system error messages are pop […]

]]>Google Chrome reveals that their new internet browser version which will be released on December, Chrome 71, this year comes along with new features in which abusive ads are blocked.

If any pop-up while using a certain website e.g. causing your webpage to misbehave or like the ones in which system error messages are pop up etc. are prevented.

It’s not the first time that Google has launched such abusive ads save features like back in chrome 68 era where there was a restriction from opening the new tabs in case that webpage have abusive ads featured on it.

They will give the cuprite website a 30-days ultimatum in which they are allowing them to remove such ads and make it more secure otherwise their website will be blocked.

When the court heard the bail request of accused Muneeba Shah then FIA’s Director Legal Jawed Ali Khan informed in court that Pashto singer and dancer Muneeba Shah has created the fake Facebook account and uploaded indecent pictures to defame some girls in society.

Accused was arrested two weeks ago. Director Cybercrime Branch Qazi Abdul Hameed Khan ordered to start the investigation upon receiving the complaint in which it was confirmed that accused Muneeba was involved in cybercrime.

She created fake Facebook profiles and uploaded indecent pictures of some females to bring them down in society. Accused’s lawyer told in court that Muneeba is indecent and submitted her bail request which was dismissed after hearing.

]]>https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/10/12/involved-in-cybercrime/feed/0Blasphemous Content: A Man Is Arrestedhttps://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/10/09/blasphemous-content-a-man-is-arrested/
https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/10/09/blasphemous-content-a-man-is-arrested/#respondTue, 09 Oct 2018 20:58:54 +0000https://www.thecyberforum.com/?p=2042A resident of Chakwal Ibtesam was also involved in spreading denominationalism. The case is registered. ISLAMABAD: FIA’s Cybercrime Wing has arrested an accused of uploading blasphemous content against Holy Entities. According to FIA sources, Ibtesam – a resident of District Chakwal – was not only involved in spreading blasphemous content but also promoting denomination contents […]

]]>https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/10/09/blasphemous-content-a-man-is-arrested/feed/0“Fake Facebook Account” Female Is Arrested for Uploading Her Friend’s Pictureshttps://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/10/09/fake-facebook-account-female-is-arrested/
https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/10/09/fake-facebook-account-female-is-arrested/#respondTue, 09 Oct 2018 20:48:22 +0000https://www.thecyberforum.com/?p=2039PESHAWAR: A girl is arrested for uploading indecent images and other materials of her friend on a fake Facebook account. FIA’s Cybercrime Wing; upon receiving a complaint of a girl on uploading her indecent pictures and other content on a fake Facebook profile; investigated the case and arrested her friend. According to sources, accused is […]

]]>https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/10/09/fake-facebook-account-female-is-arrested/feed/0“Blackmailing Case” Pashto Singer Muneeba Shah Arrested by FIAhttps://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/10/02/blackmailing-case-pashto-singer-muneeba-shah-arrested-by-fia/
https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/10/02/blackmailing-case-pashto-singer-muneeba-shah-arrested-by-fia/#respondTue, 02 Oct 2018 18:00:35 +0000https://www.thecyberforum.com/?p=2034PESHAWAR: Pashto singer and dancer Muneeba Shah is arrested by FIA’s Cybercrime Wing in a blackmailing case. According to sources; Muneeba Shah is allegedly involved in harassing a girl by uploading her personal pictures via a fake social media account. The singer has also taken into custody from her residence in Peshawar. Police registered an […]

]]>https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/10/02/blackmailing-case-pashto-singer-muneeba-shah-arrested-by-fia/feed/0“Offensive Campaign” Against Judge on Social Mediahttps://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/10/02/offensive-campaign-against-judge-on-social-media/
https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/10/02/offensive-campaign-against-judge-on-social-media/#respondTue, 02 Oct 2018 17:54:00 +0000https://www.thecyberforum.com/?p=2030ISLAMABAD: FIA registered a case against 3 accused along Chacha Shakoor in an offensive campaign on social media against Athar Minallah, Justice Islamabad High Court. Assistant Director Cybercrime Imran Haider has started the investigation of the case registered by Humayon Aslam; Sub-Inspector cybercrime center Islamabad. FIA Cybercrime Wing has launched a case against people indulge […]

]]>ISLAMABAD: FIA registered a case against 3 accused along Chacha Shakoor in an offensive campaign on social media against Athar Minallah, Justice Islamabad High Court.

Assistant Director Cybercrime Imran Haider has started the investigation of the case registered by Humayon Aslam; Sub-Inspector cybercrime center Islamabad.

FIA Cybercrime Wing has launched a case against people indulge in an offensive propaganda on social media against Islamabad High Court Judge under PECA sections 10(A), 11, 20, and Pakistan Penal Code sections 109 and 506.

Acting Registrar, Islamabad High Court, complained about the case upon which case has been registered.

According to FIA, Abdul Shakoor was doing a baseless offensive propaganda against Judiciary on YouTube, Dailymotion, Facebook, and a website while many fake accounts are doing same in which a Dubai Website Development company is also involved.

Moreover, many pieces of evidence and materials have also been received with the complaint.

According to FIA sources, an offensive video against judges is uploaded on a YouTube channel named Chacha Shakoor which has already 34k subscribers.

According to the remarks and decisions made by Justice High Court Athar Minallah, aforementioned accounts on social media uploaded offensive content for which Cybercrime Team is in continuous contact with YouTube authority.